Three Pakistani films to be shown at the Jaipur Film Fest in January 2017

Karachi, November 12 (Dawn): In October, Pakistani classicJago Hua Savera(1959) was dropped from Jio MAMI 18th Mumbai Film Festival over protests and a police complaint against the organizers.

In a pleasant turn of events this month, Jaipur Film Festival will be showcasing works of three Pakistani filmmakers. The festival is to be held from January 7 to 11, 2017.

As the tug of war between India and Pakistan on the culture-front tapers, Jaipur Film Festival announced that films of three Pakistani filmmakers will be screened at the Indian film festival.

The films include Anjum Shehzad’sMaheMir,a drama film inspired by Mir Taqi Mir that stars Fahad Mustafa and Iman Ali.

Also representing Pakistan are filmsHellhole, Mobeen Ansari’s documentary short on conservancy workers in Pakistan andLittle Red Roses, Asim Abbasi’s short film about a young girl who dresses up as a boy to sell roses on the streets of Karachi.

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